Application of appropriateness criteria for hospitalization in COPD exacerbation

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 349-357

  Garcia Gutierrez, Susana ^a   Quintana, José M ^a   Barrio, Irantzu ^a,b   Bare, Marisa ^c   Fernandez, Nerea ^d   Vidal, Silvia ^e   Gonzalez, Nerea ^a   Lafuente, Iratxe ^a   Arteta, Edurne ^a   Esteban, Cristóbal ^a   Pulido, Esther ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Hospital Parc Tauli   (Spain)

^d Agencia Lain Entralgo   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute; Conditions; Decision making; Outcomes assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 84878333600     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-0927-9     Document Type: Article

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